When I was 15 I went to Italy and got very excited. Part of that trip was in Rome, and you know what they say […]

Read: Irish Graffiti, Now and Then. And Now »

Ireland’s Sunday Independent yesterday carried a message for the people of Ireland from the Westboro Baptist Church.
It was delivered in a lengthy article written by […]

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Last week I was talking to an uncle of mine over in England. He plays the bagpipes but spares people by bringing his electronic chanter […]

Read: Blowing in the Wind »

I’m slowly coming back to full-time online life.
Twitter has been reactivated. Facebook has been kicked off again, friends long outstanding finally confirmed, updates made, emails […]

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Currently I am of no fixed abode and still sorting out paperwork related to the life I just left in the US. Thanks to d’oul […]

Read: An Irish Shed »

I had a crip sandwich last night.
That’s not a typo, it’s affection.
2 slices of buttered bread with a packet of cheese and onion crisps between […]

Read: Readapting to the Food »

Since moving home the only use so far of the word Celtic I’ve seen or heard is in reference to Glasgow Celtic - who last […]

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I’ve been looking at the ground a lot today.
It’s one of the differences between Ireland and in Kansas City. Here in Ireland the ground […]

Read: Fingers and Toes »

Okay, I’m back in Ireland again. What day is it?
It doesn’t help me readjust when I’m watching Debbie Harry perform live on the Late Late. […]

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If you haven’t been reading every entry and are wondering why there is a slow rate of update - it’s because right at this moment […]

Read: London You’re a Lady »

You know how I cover the Questions I’m Frequently Asked by Americans because I’m from Ireland and lived in America?
And I also cover questions that […]

Read: Irish Questions I Have No Answer To »

‘Tis 5 in the morning in my time zone. I’m in England on holidays for a family wedding.
In an hour people will be surfacing […]

Read: On Me Holidays »

After first taking out the hard drive, so it could be near me for awkward access, the computer itself was packed and shipped with all […]

Read: Packing Notes #2: The Monitor »

I am only hours back in Dublin and the news from Kansas City has me shocked.
Last week I meant to post a short list of […]

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A large black cloud sits on Chicago O’Hare. A wonderful send off of rain.
A middled-aged woman in green and blue bosses the feet of […]

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As I head to the airport to return to Ireland, I can’t help but be aware of how long I’ve lived in America.
Which makes today […]

Read: 8 Years, 5 Months, 2 Weeks and 3 Days »

We’ll talk a little bit later before I leave Kansas City but I just wanted to mention what will happen to IrishKC over the next […]

Read: Time to Pack »

While packing my world into cardboard boxes I came across something I’d like to give away.
I do like Father Ted, and more so as it […]

Read: Packing Notes #1: Calling Father Ted Fans »

I haven’t really but this test says I’ve decided I have.
Because all my books are now in boxes somewhere between KC and Ireland right now, […]

Read: I’ve Had Enough »

Dear Ireland, Britain, and North America, I haven’t lost your emails and phone numbers forever, but theay are temporarily inaccessible.
I’ve packed the computer that is […]

Read: Ping Me »